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Yrag.....IPlural...... Anyone!!! I need computer help

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Yrag.....IPlural...... Anyone!!! I need computer help

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HI Guys...... here's the story..... I just got my spare computer back from a friends house....I loaned it to him for a while.... It's apparently been working o.k., but when I got it home this is what happened: connected everything up ....no problems.... but when I turn it on, there is a little bit of disk activity, but then nothing....the monitor doesn't even come out of standby and NOTHING appears on the screen. Anybody have any idea why it isn't even attempting to boot? its a PII 233Mhz with 320mb ram matrox video card and a 3.2GB hard drive.

If any one has any ideas I would be grateful......Thank you.

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Reply #126 from WinCustomize Forums Top
, I begin to think the same thing but still keep my money on the processor...
Reply #127 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great news!

With the extra news, my bet is...Faulty switch...
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #128 from WinCustomize Forums Top
pizza stuck in the cd tray?
Reply #129 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"PC does not work in off mode"
Reply #130 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Glad to hear you got it going, BoXXi.
Reply #131 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Pleeeeeeaaase Do Tell!!!
Reply #132 from WinCustomize Forums Top
waiting for IPlural, jafo and Yrag............................
Reply #133 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reminds me of dropping my Dell while moving. The case got cracked but it works fine.

Good to hear BoXXi

I will say that there was a problem with the HD.
Reply #134 from WinCustomize Forums Top
for me, it was a problem with the HD, i tried to overclock and the HD started acting up. (pentium, figures) so now i have a new HD.
Reply #135 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a perfectly good 733 mhz Pentium 3.

I hope IP, yrag, and Jafo get here soon.
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Reply #136 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"tune from wheel of fortune playing in back ground"

Bryan, I'll take "shorted out" for 10, please
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Reply #137 from WinCustomize Forums Top

O.K..... In the absence of the others who helped, I will reveal that it was.................................

 

 

 

Drum Roll...................................

 

 

 

 

A fried CPU...!!!!!!

I have replaced it with a new one...cost me £10.  I put everything in a nice new case and it fired up straight away.

/me says thank you again to everyone for their help and patience, you guys are great!!!!

Reply #138 from WinCustomize Forums Top
how much is
£10

in USD?
Reply #140 from WinCustomize Forums Top
wow, for a 266 p2?
Reply #141 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Good news Bryan

I went with shorted because Jafo mentioned CPU Flambé at the top of his menu, dinna want to eat off his plate and such
Reply #143 from WinCustomize Forums Top
£10 is around $15 ......... I replaced the 233Mhz with a 266Mhz.
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Reply #144 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That isn't bad at all price wise for sure.

200's with a heatsink faired pretty well, even seen 233's with just a heatsink that did ok. But they were also in large cases with monster case fans that rattled and sucked the house windows in when turned on.

Reply #145 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I replaced the 233Mhz with a 266Mhz



...It'll run like a bat out of hell now

Glad you got it up and running , Bryan.....('puters are a hoot, aren't they?)

......now I have to go somewhere and lick my wounds...I hate when Jafo is right




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Reply #146 from WinCustomize Forums Top
aww ya had ta go and tellum he was right.. his head wont fit through the door now....
Reply #148 from WinCustomize Forums Top
he cant even get into here to rub it in.
Reply #149 from WinCustomize Forums Top

"Bat out of Hell"?.....hmmmm more like...."Pelican out of Florida" although 320Mb of ram and and a 32Mb Matrox card does help it along...... it's not too bad really. Besides that, it was my first ever computer six years ago, and I created most of what you see in "My Skins" on that system, so I don't want to retire it just yet. (Hell, I might even get a 17" Monitor for it!! hehe)

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^your skins?^